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I think a reasonable solution would be to cover anyone who can prove they can't afford health insurance, meaning, if you are working two jobs trying to raise a family living on the bare essential and have to choose between food or medicine then you should be covered. But all too often I see(know) people who are on some form of welfare(food stamps, medicaid, etc) who have 2 big screen tv's a playstation3, xbox 360 and a wii. Digital cable with every package offered, and a dvr for every tv. These people are taking advantage of the system and waisting money on luxuries instead of being responsible and providing for their families first.
Finding a way to break through the barriers Doctors and patients have with insurance companies.
More education for people about their policies ex. don't go to ER for a runny nose, go to your PCP. or atleast an urgent care. ER's should be reserved for life or death emergencies as they were intended. I have several friends who are medics, the vast majority of their runs are for people calling the squad to give them a ride to the er to score some narcotics because they are so far under the influence they can't drive themselves. Systems need to be in place to track prescriptions each person has filled in a given month, often times people bounce from hospital to hospital receiving multiple Rx's for narcotics that the doctors don't know they already have had 120 filled.
these are just a few ways imo that would help
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